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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Justin Ellis

J'Wan Roberts of the Houston Cougars defends the shot attempt of Cooper Flagg of the Duke Blue Devils in the final minutes of the 2025 Mens College Basketball semi final

Houston v Duke

College Basketball

Houston Showed Why You Play To The Final Buzzer

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama walks off the court and waves to fans after a game.

Atlanta Hawks v San Antonio Spurs

Maybe Trading Childhood Memories For Profit Is Not A Market Advantage

President Trump walks across the south lawn of the White House in a black coat after returning from a trip

President Trump Returns To The White House From Florida

Politics

The Witch Hunt

Arizona State University basketball coach Bobby Hurley freaks out at a referee after one of his players is ejected from a game

Arizona v Arizona State

You Can’t Be Headbutting Dudes On The Basketball Court

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Typing

Sabrina Imbler

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Rachelle Hampton

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Defector At The Movies

Defector Watches A Christmas Movie: ‘The Merry Gentlemen’

Actor Timothee Chalamet answers questions on a press tour.

“A Complete Unknown” Minneapolis Special Screening

This Is So Stupid

SHOCKER: This Handsome Actor Is In Fact A Ball-Knower

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns is taken off the field on a medical cart in the second quarter of a game against the Cincinnati Bengalsat Huntington Bank Field on October 20, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cincinnati Bengals v Cleveland Browns

NFL Quietly Drops Latest Investigation Into Sexual Assault Allegations Against Deshaun Watson

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Macaroni and cheese dish photographed in the LA Times studio.

Chefector

When Does A Recipe Become Your Own?

A look inside the offices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a sign for FEMA sits in the foreground as we see the silhouettes of people against large monitors in the background.

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It’s Not The Weather Machine That Is Making Life Shittier

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence #16 yells at his coach, Doug Pederson during a game against the Houston Texans.

Jacksonville Jaguars v Houston Texans

The Jaguars Are On The Cusp Of The Slope

Red crime scene tape marking off an area outside the Trump International Golf Club sign in West Palm Beach, Florida, as law enforcement investigate an apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Secret Service Thwart Apparent Assassination Attempt On Former President Donald Trump At West Palm Beach Golf Club

Cope Is A Terrible Way Not To Die

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley runs for a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints on September 22, 2024 at the Superdome.

Philadelphia Eagles v New Orleans Saints

Eagles Remember They Should  Give The Ball To Saquon Barkley More

The super yacht of Russian billionaire businessman and oligarch Roman Abramovich sitting in dock at the Marmaris Port in Turkey in December 2023.

Roman Abramovich Yahct In Marmaris Port, Turkey

We Are Honor Bound To Commandeer Mark Zuckerberg’s Megayacht

Bad Bunny performing on stage in Philadelphia in 2022, wearing an outfit with red shorts while sitting on a beach chair while enjoying a beverage.

2022 Made In America – Day 2

Life Lessons

Fellas, Our Horrible Climate Future Demands You Wear Short Shorts

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Whomst Has Brought The Ass?

Jae Towle Vieira [they/them] works as a producer for Normal Gossip. Their fiction has been published in The Normal School, New England Review, Carve Magazine, Passages North, Fairy Tale Review, and elsewhere.

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Jae Towle Vieira

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Podcasts

Chutes, Ladders, And Dagger Hours

Knickds guard Jalen Brunson shrugs as he reacts to the crowd during his team's game against the Philadelphia 76ers in game four of the NBA Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at the Wells Fargo Center on April 28, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

New York Knicks v Philadelphia 76ers – Game Four

The Knicks Will Always Find Another Way To Break You

Los Angeles Lakers player LeBron James waving his hands on the court reacting to a ball going out of bounds and a ref's decision against the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of the first round series in the NBA Playoffs.

Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets 119-108 to win game 4 of a first round NBA playoff basketball game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

LeBron James And The Lakers Cheat Death For At Least One More Game

The Taming Of The Xanadu

The Passion Of The Familiar Stranger

Wake Forest basketball fans packed together and celebrating after storming the court following their 83-79 upset victory over Duke.

Duke v Wake Forest

Can Someone Please Tell Me If Storming The Court Is Ever OK?

A man sitting in an Apple Store in Los Angeles demos the Apple Vision Pro with his hands held wide apart in a very silly way.

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The Problem With The Goggles Of The Future Is Today

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No One Can Tell You How To Dad

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A bad guy reacts to having a grill thrown through his windshield by Jack Reacher

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Arts And Culture

It Is Now Time To Discuss Jack Reacher Throwing A Grill At A Guy

New York Mayor Eric Adams speaking at Healing for Heroes Gala in Brooklyn, in front of a painting of himself